Decorous — the full-length debut of Oklahoma City four-piece Bowlsey — is a lot of things, and that’s part of the problem.
Bowlsey
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Bowlsey’s improbable story — and its own eccentricity — has the local act riding high
“We all came out of some bad stuff,” said “The Reverend” Justin Hogan who, like most members of eclectic hip-hop outfit Bowlsey, eschews birth names for stage names.
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RECAP: South by Southwest, day two
The Avenue on Congress — where the Buffalo Lounge was held — is several blocks from The Mohawk, where the dozens of people were injured by a drunk driver, two of them fatally. In retrospect, I remember hearing the sirens around the time everything went down, and I didn’t think for a moment that it […]
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Bowlsey — Sleepy Weather
In a weird way, it does. The budding Oklahoma City trio released Sleepy Weather — a five-song demo of sorts — just a month after the band’s conception, each track abstaining from any semblance of formula. With a range of influences spanning from sultry lounge and folk jangles to Adult Swim hip-hop and chilled electronica, […]
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Bowled over
Photo: Kerry Amanda Myers Description defies Oklahoma City trio Bowlsey. With guitar, organ, synthesizers, rapping and singing all making their way into the mix, “music” is about the only apt descriptor for the sounds Bowlsey makes. “People will ask us what we think we sound like, and I honestly don’t know what to tell them,” […]
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SXSW 2013: Bowlsey / Desi and Cody / Brave
The mellow hip-hop and chill-pop vibes of Oklahoma City’s Bowlsey set the afternoon off at a very easygoing pace. Composed of organ, acoustic guitar, synths and gentle beats, the trio’s tunes casually made their way to my ears. Its spartan musical arrangements put the focus squarely on the vocals. Two of the three members were […]